Subaru BRZ STI Coming to US
Subaru plans to bring a specially tuned BRZ to the United States.
Speaking with Automotive News, Subaru U.S. spokesman Michael McHale said that an STI version of the BRZ is coming to the States in “a couple years.” The car may not be billed as a standard STI model according to McHale, who says it might be a “tuned by STI” edition.
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The recent STI Concept shown in New York (pictured) previews what we might see from a more hardcore BRZ, including a full body kit and a turbocharged 350-HP engine. Of course, suspension tuning and handling are upgraded on the car as well.
Subaru is looking to enhance the STI brand around the world. In the U.S., STI sells more full car packages than anywhere else in the world, even though the company only offers one car, the WRX STI. The brand also plans to phase out the Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT) arm which will be replaced by STI.
[Source: Automotive News]
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I daily drive a modded one it's not that hard to bump power staying NA, but you'll be paying $100/hp with labor. Intake Full exhaust (headers all the way to exhaust tips) Both catalytic converters ECUTek tune I'm at 197hp/156tq at the wheels with no torque dip and I unlocked the distinctly flat four Subie sound for the last 14,xxx miles.
Guys, Subaru has had to wait to release special BRZ's because of the joint deal with Toyota. Toyota signed a long-term agreement with BMW for jointly developed production cars after the BRZ/FR-S was released which killed the convertible, turbo and supercharged variants they had 'planned' at the beginning. Now Subaru has to wait for their deal with Toyota to completely expire in 2017 before they can do what they want with the car. The end.